Prince Albert's Brooke Hobson lifts the Beanpot above her head as the Northeastern Huskies won in double overtime on Tuesday. Northeastern Women's Hockey/Twitter

By Jeff D'Andrea

Boston Bragging Rights

Boston bragging rights for Brooke Hobson

Feb 14, 2020 | 10:03 AM

The third time was the charm from Prince Albert’s Brooke Hobson.

Hobson and the Northeastern University Howlin’ Huskies women’s hockey team won the 42^nd Women’s Beanpot in double overtime on Tuesday, defeating Boston University 4-3. That’s the Huskies’ 17^th Beanpot championship, a record.

The Beanpot is a NCAA college tournament played every year between the Boston’s big four colleges: Northeastern, Boston University, Boston College and Harvard. It’s less of a mid-season tournament and more of a super bowl on skates, with Boston bragging rights on the line.

“It was super exciting. I know our school, there was a lot of hype behind it but it’s not only our school. It’s the whole Boston area that gets excited for the Beanpot,” Hobson said. “It’s my third year here obviously, and it was the first time that the team made the final, so that was exciting. We had a great crowd and of course it was a close game, an exciting game. It feels great to come out on top, and I think it’s going to help with momentum for the rest of the season here.”

For Northeastern, it’s their first Women’s Beanpot since 2013, and their seventh in school history. The men’s Huskies also won, making it a Northeastern sweep this year.

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“Our team has a lot of excitement towards the Beanpot. I know with the group of girls we have, we could get the job done,” Hobson said. “It’s just a matter of executing all of the plays and listening to what the coaches taught us and everything. Going into the game, I think there were a little nerves but we used that as excitement. I think that helped in our success.”

Hobson, who’s from Prince Albert, chose the Boston-based school about 3,800 km’s away for a number of reasons. She liked the school, the education-side, the campus, everything about it. But what intrigued her the most was that the hockey program’s upswing.

“Before I came here, we never won the Hockey East championship. We got that done my first year [2017-18]. I was excited to be a part of something that’s growing and being able to be a part of the first Hockey East championship,” Hobson said. “Our goal this year is to get to the first Frozen Four, Northeastern women’s hockey’s never made it. I wanted to be in the atmosphere of a growing team and be a part of something special.”

Of course, this isn’t the first big tournament Hobson has played in. She played with Team Canada at the Under-18 World Juniors in the 2017 season, and also played with the Prince Albert Northern Bears at the Esso Cup in 2017, the team’s only appearance at the national midget AAA tournament.

With her Bears now hosting the Esso Cup this year, April 19-25 at the Art Hauser Centre, Hobson was sure to give some sage advice to her old team.

“I had a chance to play in the Esso Cup in my last year when I was on the Bears. That’s an exciting tournament,” Hobson said. “I think being able to go in every game and playing one shift at a time is going to help. It’s exciting to play teams outside of the Saskatchewan league. There are really good players that come to that tournament. Just to take in the whole experience and I imagine hosting it will be even greater.”

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